Academic III Building: CAHSS

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences New Building Opening Fall 2019

Academic III will be the heart of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. This project continues to fulfill the CSUMB campus vision for growth in our Comprehensive Master Plan. The site for the new building is the large parking lot area west of the Gambord Business and Information Technology Building.

Site operations started in August, 2017, with start of major construction in October, 2017

This 48,000 GSF building will feature:

State-of-the-art 200-seat film screening classroom

Film production classrooms

40-seat and 60-seat inter-disciplinary classrooms

Language learning labs

Oral history lab

Anthropology and archaeology classroom

An art gallery, serving as a cornerstone of the first floor, affording students the opportunity to learn how to exhibit their work alongside faculty and guest exhibitors.

Gathering spaces: Multiple inviting and informal gathering spaces together with conference rooms provide faculty, staff and students opportunities to initiate and advance collaborations.

Amphitheater: The lobby and gallery lead out to the amphitheater welcoming campus and the surrounding communities to events and conversation.

Department Suites include:

CAHSS Office of the Dean

Cinematic Arts and Technology

School of Humanities & Communication

School of Social, Behavioral and Global Studies

School of World Languages and Cultures

Scheduled completion date is Fall Semester of 2019

Academic III will also serve as the hub for CAHSS programs whose facilities are elsewhere on campus, including:

Music and Performing Arts faculty, recording studios, and recital hall in Music Hall, Building 30

Cinematic Arts and Technology studio and editing suites, which will remain in Building 27

With the new building, we have redoubled our dedication to faculty, staff, students and our community partners in a signature space that invites innovation and collaboration to enrich our disciplines and for students to engage in high-impact practices of applied learning, undergraduate research, service learning, and internships in service of community needs.

Dean Ilene Feinman

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Here's the latest image from the job site. A stationary camera takes a picture every 20 minutes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.